Richmond, Va., City Code § 30-620.1 Lots recorded prior to effective date of requirements.
Sec. 30-620.1. - Lots recorded prior to effective date of requirements.
(a) Lot area and density. Minimum lot area and maximum density requirements set forth in this chapter for single-family dwellings shall not apply to lots legally recorded prior to the effective date of the ordinance from which such requirements are derived.
(b) Lot and unit width. Minimum lot and unit width requirements set forth in this chapter for single- and two-family dwellings shall not apply to lots legally recorded prior to the effective date of the ordinance from which such requirements are derived.
(c) Side yards on lots of substandard widths. In any district except R-7, R-8 and R-63 districts, a single-family detached or two-family dwelling on a lot less than 50 feet in width legally recorded prior to the effective date of the ordinance from which such requirements are derived shall have a side or street side yard adjacent to each side lot line of not less than ten percent of the width of the lot, but in no case less than three feet. An addition to the area of a lot which increases the width of the lot shall be permitted and shall not be deemed to create a violation of a side yard requirement applicable to an existing building located on the lot.
(d) Side yard for attached dwellings on lots of substandard width. In any district except R-7, R-8 and R-63 districts, a single-family or two-family attached dwelling at the end of a series of attached units and located on a lot less than 50 feet in width recorded prior to the effective date of the ordinance from which such requirements are derived shall have a side yard of not less than ten percent of the width of the lot, but in no case less than three feet.
(e) Street side yard on lots of substandard widths. In any district except R-7, R-8, and R-63 districts, a single-family detached, attached, or two-family dwelling on a lot less than 50 feet in width along the principal street frontage legally recorded prior to the effective date of the ordinance from which such requirements are derived shall have a street side yard along any street frontage where a front yard is not required of not less ten percent of the width of the lot, but in no case less than three feet. An addition to the area of a lot which increases the width of the lot shall be permitted and shall not be deemed to create a violation of a side yard requirement applicable to an existing building located on the lot.
(Code 1993, § 32-620.1; Code 2004, § 114-620.1; Code 2015, § 30-620.1; Code 2020, § 30-620.1; Ord. No. 2010-18-30, § 5, 2-22-2010; Ord. No. 2020-171, § 1(30-620.1), 9-28-2020)